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 The World of Glass entrance | |
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| Established | 2000 |
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| Location | Chalon Way East, St Helens, WA10 1BX, England |
| Coordinates | 53°27′00″N 2°44′06″W / 53.4501°N 2.7349°W |
| Type | Museum and visitor centre |
| Collections | Pilkington collection; St Helens history collection |
| Collection size | 7,000 |
| Nearest parking | On site |
| Website | www |
The World of Glass is a local museum and visitor centre in St Helens, Merseyside, England. The museum is dedicated to the local history of the town and borough primarily through the lens of the glass industry but also looking at other local industries.[1][2][3][4]
The World of Glass was founded in 2000 and is an amalgamation of the former Pilkington Glass and St Helens Borough Council collections. The purpose-built premises was constructed adjacent to the Pilkingtons glassworks and the stretch of the St Helens Canal known as the "Hotties".[5]
The World of Glass was named as England's Best Small Visitor Attraction (2006).[6]
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- ^ "Sutton Manor colliery: What happened to the miners?". BBC News. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Molyneux, Jess (6 June 2021). "Man who first brought glass making to St Helens". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Harris, J. R. (1 June 1968). "Origins of the St Helens Glass Industry". Northern History. 3 (1): 105–117. doi:10.1179/nhi.1968.3.1.105. ISSN 0078-172X.
- ^ "World of Glass | 3DReid". Archello. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Merseyside's men of iron the top tourist attraction". Liverpool Echo. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2021.